"On November 2, 2020, this place became the site of a terrorist attack in which four people were murdered and over twenty injured. A deep wound in the society of Vienna, which until then had been spared such acts of violence."

"The many mourners after the attack, who lit candles in silent sympathy, brought flowers and messages of comfort for themselves and others, wonderfully eased my own pain. Violence inflicts wounds, but at the same time, it strengthens solidarity. The spontaneous connection of so many who had never even noticed each other before weaves together into a healing tapestry." (Victoria Coeln 2020).

This area, however, experienced far more violence in earlier times. The Hotel Métropole stood here from 1873. During the period when the constitution was suspended by the Nazi regime, from 1938 to 1945, the Hotel Métropole served as the Gestapo headquarters. Stefan Zweig tells this story in his novella, *The Royal Game*. Christoph Bochdansky, performance artist, puppeteer, and shadow puppeteer, takes up the text and performs his interpretation during tram rides on the illuminated Tram 1.

Morzinplatz was named in 1888 after Colonel Count Morzin (1803-1882). He had no heirs and, as the last of his line, bequeathed his fortune of one million guilders to the city of Vienna for the poor, orphans, and especially for children suffering from epilepsy.